CH. 5 (3) Homestead Act & The Railroads

The _ Act of 1862 gave 160 acres to anyone who was willing to farm the land for 5 years.

Blacks who moved West after the Civil War were known as _.

Most homesteaders on the Great Plains built their homes primarily using which material?

• Sod

• Mud bricks

• Lumber

• Stone

How did the government typically pay railroad companies to build new lines out West after the Civil War?

• Stocks in private companies

• Mineral reserves

• Free land

• Free labor

Which of the following groups played a vital role in building the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Former enslaved people

• Civil War veterans

• Chinese immigrants

• Irish immigrants

Which of the following IS TRUE about the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad? (click all that apply)

• It took over 20 years to complete

• Two separate rail companies worked from opposite ends

• Chinese workers were given the most dangerous jobs and lower pay

• It had little impact on the settlement of the West

By the end of the 19th Century the railroad industry employed more workers than any other industry and accounted for 20% of all investments.

• True

• False

Which of the following IS TRUE about the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882? (Click all that apply)

• It was result of anti-Chinese racism after the economic collapse of 1873

• It banned Chinese laborers from immigrating to the US until 1943

• It was the first federal immigration law in US History